shad

Speech parts

1. shad - Noun

3. Shad - Proper noun

Meaning

Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

herring clupeid alosa chad bud cress guide alewife victory trout allis tarpon EDD ED Eddie
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Hypernyms

fish food fish clupeid clupeid fish

Hyponyms

allis allice allis shad allice shad Alosa alosa Alosa chrysocloris

Phrases with the word

American shad white shad shad fly sawyer shad threadfin shad shad lamprey

Anagrams

dash sadh aSDH SAHD

Examples

He asked my girlfriend if we could come over and sing some of the songs that we had written, which we did. After he heard the songs, he said that he knew someone in the record business by the name of Bob Shad. Phil Harris

Shame is past the shad of your haire. Scottish Proverb

The statement added: “Shad is a fighter, a warrior and a magical soul. Source: Internet

After two days of searching for missing former Superstar Shad Gaspard, the United States Coast Guard has reportedly called off their search. Source: Internet

Eagles living in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland were found to subsist largely on American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), threadfin shad (D. Source: Internet

In Oregon's Columbia River Estuary, the most significant prey species were largescale suckers (Catostomus macrocheilus) (17.3% of the prey selected there), American shad (Alosa sapidissima; 13%) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio; 10.8%). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

shacko shacktown shacky shad fish shad fly shad frog